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Sassuolo moves up to second place in Serie A

Irrepressible Sassuolo scored three goals in 13 minutes as they charged back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 at Bologna in their Serie A derby on Sunday, moving up to second place…

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Chartering the waves – Rolex Middle Sea Race 2020

It was a glorious day to start a yacht race. Valletta’s golden limestone bastions, rising boldly from the waters of Grand Harbour, bathed in bright sunshine. The force 4 north…

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Real Madrid suffer shock defeat agains newly promoted Cadiz

Spanish champions Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss at home to promoted Cadiz on Saturday, their first La Liga defeat in over seven months. Honduran forward Anthony Lozano put…

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Barcelona suffer first defeat against Getafe

Barcelona fell to their first defeat in La Liga under new coach Ronald Koeman as they lost 1-0 at Getafe on Saturday, hours after champions Real Madrid slipped to a…

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Bayern crush Arminia Bielefeld 4 – 1

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller scored two goals each as the German champions crushed hosts Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to move within a point…

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Marseille end four-match winless streak against Bordeaux

Olympique de Marseille ended a four-match winless streak when they beat Girondins de Bordeaux 3-1 to move up to fifth in Ligue 1 with their first home win of the…

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Chiesa sent off on debut as Juve held at Crotone

Juventus winger Federico Chiesa was sent off on his debut and the Serie A champions also had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside by the tiniest of margins as they were…

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Manchester United leave it till ate in 4-1 win over Newcastle

Bruno Fernandes made amends for a missed penalty with a late strike as Manchester United thrashed Newcastle United 4-1 on Saturday to collect their second Premier League win of the season. Ole Gunnar…

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Impressive Napoli beats Atalanta

Napoli blasted four goals in a devastating 20-minute first half spell as they thumped Atalanta 4-1 in Serie A on Saturday, handing the visitors a taste of their own medicine. Free-scoring Atalanta,…

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Sampdoria beats Lazio in comfortable manner

Striker Fabio Quagliarella set Sampdoria on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win at home to a disappointing Lazio in Serie A on Saturday, raising questions over the visitors' ability to mount another title challenge this…

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Manchester City’s Sterling condemns Arsenal to second defeat

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling condemned Arsenal to their second defeat of the season as he fired his side to a 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. Sterling…

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Everton, Liverpool share spoils in heated Merseyside derby

Everton and Liverpool shared four goals in a hotly contested Merseyside derby which ended with yet more VAR controversy in the Premier League. Sadio Mane gave an early read (3')…

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Ibrahimovic brace gives Milan first derby win since 2016

A quickfire double by everygreen striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave AC Milan three points as the Rossoneri had the better of city rivals Inter by two goals to one. Ibrahimovic's evening…

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Strong performances by Maltese athletes in World Half Marathon Championships

Despite a chilly Baltic morning in Gydnia, Poland, Malta’s representatives in the World Half Marathon Championships did the country proud with a number of remarkable performances alongside some of the…

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Czech police charge 20 in soccer corruption probe

The Czech police raided the country’s football association headquarters on Friday, charging 20 people with match fixing and corruption, prosecutors and association officials said. “The police have launched criminal proceedings…

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Ronaldo denies breaking coronavirus protocol

Cristiano Ronaldo shot back at Italy's sports minister on Friday by denying that he broke the coronavirus protocol adopted for the country's football after returning from international duty while positive…

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Valentino Rossi tests positive for coronavirus

Valentino Rossi has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Aragon MotoGP. The Italian becomes the first MotoGP rider to test positive for the coronavirus, although paddock members…

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UEFA Nations League – Review

Andriy Schevcenko's Ukraine secured a memorable 1-0 victory on former World Cup Winners Spain, while their Group A4 rivals Germany drew with Switzerland in a six-goal bonanza match. Luis Enrique's…

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Totti sends heartbreaking letter to his father who passed away due to Covid-19

“Hello dad, I’ve just spent the worst ten days of my life, knowing that you were there "alone" fighting against evil and not being able to see, talk, hug, hold,…

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Juventus given 3-0 win, Napoli penalised by a point

Juventus have been handed the 3-0 victory by default and Napoli docked one point, as the Disciplinary Commission rules the Partenopei didn’t follow the COVID-19 protocol. Napoli did not make…

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Italian sports journalist Gianfranco De Laurentis dies at the age 81

Italian sports journalist Gianfranco De Laurentis, the historical face of Rai TV, and who is synonymous to television programs such as 'Dribbling' and 'Eurogol', died at the age of 81.…

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Four Maltese athletes taking part in World Athletics Half Marathon Championships

Four Maltese long-distance runners have left Malta for Gydnia, Poland, where there Saturday they will be taking part in the World Championships on the Half Marathon distance. Lisa Bezzina, Joelle…

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Malta wins against Latvia in UEFA Nations League

Malta registered its first UEFA Nations League Victory, and the first away victory since June 2013, when it won against Latvia 0 - 1 in Latvia. Latvia had their chances…

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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus

Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. The Juventus star was due to feature for Portugal tomorrow in their Nations League match against Sweden. The news has been broken by…

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AC Milan’s Assistant Coach tests positive for Covid-19

AC Milan assistant coach Daniele Bonera has tested positive for COVID-19, the club said this morning. The defender, who during his playing career was part of Milan and Italy's defence,…

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Covid-hit Italy to field Under 20 football squad in U/21 qualifying game against Ireland

FIGC, the Italian Football Federation, has announced that the Under-20 squad will take place of their Under-21 counterparts in a European Championship qualifying game against Ireland, to be played in…

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Roma football legend Francesco Totti’s mourn’s father’s death due to coronavirus

Roma legend Francesco Totti has sadly lost his father, Enzo, after he died of coronavirus. Enzo Totti passed away aged 76 on Monday morning at Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital. Totti senior leaves…

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LA Lakers dedicate NBA victory to late Kobe Bryant

The Los Angeles Lakers dedicated their NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash in January united and motivated the team in a year…

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LA Lakers win 17th NBA Championship

The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA Championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best-of-seven title series 4-2, restoring the storied…

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Premier League reduction to 18 teams met by criticism and resistance from government

Proposals from Liverpool, Manchester United and the Football League (EFL) for major changes to the structure of the Premier League were met with swift criticism from England's top flight on…

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Photo Story – Hamilton pays emotional tribute to Schumacher on record-day

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG Petronas celebrated his record win at One Eifel Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring race track in Nuerburg holding F1 legend Michael Schumacher's helmet,…

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Mancini complains against pitch quality after draw against Poland

Italy coach Roberto Mancini fumed over the state of the pitch after his team were held to a 0-0 draw away to Poland in the Nations League on Sunday. After…

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France and Portugal draw in goalless stalemate

France drew 0-0 at home to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday in a cagey clash between the world and European champions which largely failed to live up…

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Croatia win against Sweden

Croatia celebrated their first Nations League top-tier Group 3 win after a late goal by substitute Andrej Kramaric gave them a 2-1 home win over Sweden on Sunday. The result…

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England beats Belgium 2-1 Nations League at Wembley

Marcus Rashford's penalty and a deflected strike from Mason Mount helped England come from a goal down to overcome top-ranked Belgium 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and climb above them…

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Nadal wins French Open

Rafael Nadal inflicted one of the most humiliating defeats on great rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday, thrashing the world number one 6-0 6-2 7-5 to…

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Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher all-time record 91 Formula One wins

Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 Formula One wins on Sunday with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a seventh world championship.…

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Covid-19 decimates Irish team ahead of Nations League match

Five Republic of Ireland players will miss this afternoon's Nations League clash with Wales after one squad member tested positive for Covid-19. It has also emerged that the positive Covid-19…

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Co-pilot dies in Rally in Agrigento

A fatal accident took place at the Rally Valle del Sosio in the Agrigento area, in Sicily. One of the cars in the race lost control and ended up first…

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UEFA Nations League – Germany wins in Ukraine 2 – 1

Germany scored once in either half to beat hosts Ukraine 2-1 in the Nations League on Saturday for their first win in four matches and their first ever victory in…

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UEFA Nations League – Spain beat Switzerland 2 – 1

Mikel Oyarzabal scored early to help an underwhelming Spain secure a scrappy 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League on Saturday, keeping them top of their group. The Real…

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Mercedes Valtteri Bottas claims Nuerburgring pole position

Valtteri Bottas seized pole position for the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row of the…

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Brazil score 5 against Bolivia in World Cup qualifier

Roberto Firmino scored twice and Marquinhos and Philippe Coutinho also got goals as Brazil hammered Bolivia 5-0 in their opening World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Friday. Brazil had…

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Cavani hopes to honour the iconic no. 7 Manchester Utd Shirt

Manchester United’s new recruit Edinson Cavani says he is relishing the challenge of playing in the Premier League and is confident he can handle the pressure of wearing the club’s…

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Poland’s Iga Swiatek wins French Open

Poland's Iga Swiatek wins French Open, beating American Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1 Swiatek, 19, is the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam title. Ranked 54th in the world,…

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Footballer Marcus Rashford honoured by Queen for school meals campaign

Footballer Marcus Rashford is among those to receive awards in Queen Elizabeth’s birthday honours, an annual list dominated this year by frontline workers against the COVID-19 pandemic and community champions.…

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19-year old Iga Swiatek’s run to French Open final not by chance

Iga Swiatek’s incredible run to the French Open final has taken the tennis world by storm but her teachers and coaches say they are hardly surprised at her success. The…

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Nadal reaches Paris final again to edge closer to 20th Grand Slam title

Rafael Nadal showed no sign of relinquishing his French Open crown as he suffocated Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 7-6(0) in the semi-finals on Friday to move within one win…

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Inter’s Nainggolan, Gagliardini and Ionut test positive for Coronavirus

A further three Inter Milan players have tested for COVID-19, the Italian Serie A club said on Friday, taking the total to five this week. Inter, last season’s Serie A…

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Carlo Ancelotti named Premier League Manager of the Month

Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti has been named Manager of the Month in the Premier League after a perfect start to the new season. The Toffees have picked up 12 points…

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Ac Milan Zlatan Ibrahimovic recovered from coronavirus

Milan have officially announced forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic' recovery from coronavirus. The Swede, who tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the third qualifying round of the Europa League against Bodo/Glimt, revealed…

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Argentina start their World Cup qualifying campaign with win over Ecuador

Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi’s early penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador in a lacklustre match…

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North Macedonia end Kosovo’s Euro dream, Serbia sink Norway as Scots and Northern Ireland also reach Euro playoff finals

Kosovo's Euro dream shattered by North Macedonia Kosovo’s dream of qualifying for Euro 2020, less than five years after being accepted into international football, ended with a 2-1 away defeat…

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Prosecutors investigating Juventus players for breaching Covid-19 quarantine rules

The Turin health authority has reported several Juventus players to prosecutors for breaching COVID-19 quarantine in order to respond to call-ups from their national teams, according to press reports on…

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Polish teenager Swiatek powers into French Open semis

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek recovered from a nervy start to outclass Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 and move into the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who thrashed…

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German FA HQ searched on suspicion of tax evasion

Frankfurt prosecutors said on Wednesday that the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) — the world's biggest sports federation — and the homes of DFB officials have been searched on…

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Athletics community mourns passing away of Anthony Chircop

Anthony Chircop, former long-serving President of Athletics Malta, formerly the MAAA, has passed away earlier today, aged 76. His demise triggered a downpour of emotional messages on social media by…

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